Author: Liam
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Chain Sling or Wire Rope Sling? Choosing the Right Rigging for the Job
If you ask five riggers what type of sling they grab first, you’ll likely receive five different, and confident, answers. This is because chain slings and wire rope slings are not interchangeable, or one is not simply considered \u201cbetter.\u201d Each style is designed for different jobs, environments, and have different failure modes. Choosing the wrong…
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How Often Should Lifting Equipment Be Thoroughly Examined? A Guide to LOLER Inspection Intervals
Typically, site managers don’t keep track of when their site’s lifting gear was last inspected. To put it bluntly, they don’t really care. If you have a site manager like this, your business is at high risk of falling on the wrong side of LOLER regulations. Adequate inspection schedules would mitigate this risk. Under the…